St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-24
STRAY SUNBEAMs.

A Dakota county woman gave birth to
twin boys the other day, and, with the evident
purpose of hedging in the cryptOgram, the
good mother named one of the babe S
FRANCIS BACON and the other VILLA NJ
SHAKESPEARE. When IGNATIUs DoNNELLY' S
own neighbors are SO weak in the faith, how
can he expect to convert the world to his
Baconian theory?
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The upper Mississippi was once the scene
OF love romance in which JEFF DAVIS was
the central figure. 1t was down at old Fort
Crawford W hose ruins are st i'll to be seen Just
south OF Prairie du Chen. 1t was away
back in 1884, when president ZACHARIAH
TAYLOR, then a colonel in the regular army,
was commandant of the post. JEFF DAVIS,
Who was then young Ii eutenant, was as
signed TO duty under Col. TAYLOR, and fell
in love with his commanders beautiful
daughter. The love making between the
young people was the most natural thing in
the world under the circumstances, but for
some reason Col. TAYLOR had TAX en- the most
intense dislike 10 the young lieutenant and
frowned upon his suit. In order to prevent
his daughter from marrying DAVIS the grim
old warrior sent her to a convent at Baton
Rouge.
Some months afterward the young lieuten-
ant appeared before Col. TAYLOR with a doc
ument which required his signature 1t was
an order from Gen. WAYNE granting fur
Tough to Davis. Old ZACH understood hui
man nature W ell enough to know that when
young DAVIS got his leave of absence he
would take a bee line for Baton Rouge so he
Immediately dispatched his swiftest messen-
ger to bring his daughter home by the most
circuitous route, and thus thwart The young
ficer, who he knew would be hurrying to
meet her. When DAVIS returned to Fort
Crawford the GOODNESS between himself and
his old commander grew more frigid, while
the young woman pinned away in the secluI-
sion of Il log hut where her father had estab-
HShed his headquarters until at last she was
released from her imprisonment by her lover,
who took her from her fathers roof by
stealth and in the night, and, taking her
across the river to spot where priest was
i'll waiting, they were made man and wife,
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GEORGE GREEN. an old river man, now
eighty years old, who still lives at Prairie du
Chen, is the person who rowed them over the
river that night He says that DAVIS took the
young woman from an upper window in the
log cabin and by the assistance of the chap
lines unobseryed. GREEN was at the river
bank in waiting with a canoe and took them
to the spot where the marriage ceremony was
performed. He says the young lady cried
good deal during the voyage across the river,
but she leaned her head on the young lieu
tenants bosom in way that assured him
that she was not altogether unhappy Soon
after the marriage stea mboat from ST. Paul
ca me down the river and by preconcerted
arrangement halted, took the bridal couple
on board and passed Oh down the Mississippi
to JEFF DAVIS home in the South
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Gen. TAYLOR never did forgive DAVIS for
marrying his daughter. He never spoke to
i'm from that time until the evening after
the close of the battle of Buena Vista. JEFF
DAVIS had undoubtedly won the battle with
his Mississippi rifles, and as he lay wounded
in his tent that night Gen. TAYLOR walked
in, extended his hand in friendly greeting
and thanked him for his gallant services.
But there was no further attempt at recon
Citation after that. Mrs DAVIS did not live
long, and the lady who now presides over
Beauyoir is Mr.. DAVIS second wife She was
Miss HOWELL. of Georgia.